Associations to the word «Placard»

Wiktionary

PLACARD, noun. A sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or printed announcement on one side for display in a public place.
PLACARD, noun. (obsolete) A public proclamation; a manifesto or edict issued by authority.
PLACARD, noun. (obsolete) Permission given by authority; a license.
PLACARD, noun. (historical) An extra plate on the lower part of the breastplate or backplate of armour.
PLACARD, noun. (historical) A kind of stomacher, often adorned with jewels, worn in the fifteenth century and later.
PLACARD, verb. To affix a placard to.
PLACARD, verb. To announce with placards.

Dictionary definition

PLACARD, noun. A sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions".
PLACARD, verb. Post in a public place.
PLACARD, verb. Publicize or announce by placards.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley